Rank of Job: Assistant Professor
Areas Required: Applied Linguistics
Other Desired Areas: language teaching and testing, language contact,
sociolinguistics or computational linguistics
University or Organization: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Department: Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies
State or Province: New Territories
Country: Hong Kong SAR, China
Final Date of Application: May 18, 2002
Contact: Prof. Virginia Yip vyiphumanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk
Address for Applications:
Personnel Office, University Administration Building, The Chinese
University of Hong Kong
Shatin
Hong Kong SAR NT
China
Assistant Professor (Linguistics), Ref. 02/037(767)/2
Applicants must have a PhD degree in applied or general linguistics,
with expertise in any of the following areas: language teaching and
testing, language contact, sociolinguistics or computational
linguistics. The appointee will develop research projects in applied
areas of linguistics, and teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses
in linguistics. Appointment will initially be made on fixed-term
contract basis for up to two years from mid-August 2002, renewable
subject to mutual agreement.
Salary will be highly competitive. Starting salary will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Benefits include leave with full pay, medical/dental care and
hospitalization benefits; housing benefit for eligible appointee
(subject to the rules for the prevention of double housing benefits);
plus a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to retirement
scheme (totalling up to 15% of basic salary).
Further information about the University and the general terms of
service for teaching appointees is available on our homepage
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk.
Application Procedure
Please send full resume, copies of academic credentials, a publication
list and/or abstracts of selected published papers, together with
names and addresses (fax numbers/e-mail addresses as well, if
available) of three referees to whom applicants' consent has been
given for their providing references if and when requested by the
University. The Personal Information Collection Statement will be
provided upon request. Please quote the reference number and mark
'Application - Confidential' on cover.